PERIODONTICS

PERIODONTICS

The Department of Periodontics SRMDC Kattankulathur deals with the etiology, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases of the periodontium. We cater to various patient categories in addition to our routine out patients including geriatric and hospital in-patients.

Goal of the department

To provide predoctoral and postdoctoral student with a strong educational foundation in periodontology.

To train a clinically proficient, scientifically orientated, analytical, empathetic and ethical periodontist committed to the improvement of periodontal health in the community.

Evidence-based approach and cross-disciplinary interaction as an integral component of comprehensive patient care.

To encourage the spirit of inquiry among our post-graduate students, as we help them develop into future leaders in the specialty.

Develop a preventive program for individual patient.

Teaching activity of the department

The department of periodontics boasts of efficient and student friendly teachers.They work as a team to prepare students to succeed in a competitive work place

Through the lectures, tutorials and clinical sessions, undergraduates study about the normal and pathological tissues of the periodontium as well as the aetiology and classification of gingival and periodontal disease.

Third and final year undergraduate students are trained to treat patients with periodontal problems. They are also given the opportunity to perform simple periodontal surgical procedures during their final year.

Undergraduate students are assessed regularly through viva voce ,group discussions and assignments.

Postgraduate graduate students are given challenging cases in order to develop their clinical skills and patient management.

The postgraduates in addition to routine treatment of periodontitis that includes resective and/or regenerative therapy, they are also trained in , site preservation and development for implants (guided bone regeneration, sinus augmentation, block grafts).

Research

Quality research requires adherence to the highest standards of integrity in proposing, conducting and reporting research, which is one of the most preferrential domain of our faculty .
Ongoing research proposals include:

A comparative evaluation of the efficacy of probiotic and chlorhexidine mouth rinses on clinical inflammatory parameters of gingivitis- a randomized controlled clinical study.

Comparative evaluation of platelet rich fibrin and connective tissue graft in combination with pouch and tunnel technique in the management of gingival recession – a split mouth randomized control trial.

Estimation of oncogenic markers in potentially malignant disorders patients in association with expression of Porphyromonas Gingivalis

Expression of Toll-like receptors 2 and 4 in aggressive and chronic periodontitis

Expression and detection of NOD receptors in chronic periodontitis patients.